Clasp for spectacle cases



March 22, 1938. Q ROTH 2,111,994

CLASP FOR SPECTACLE CASES Filed April 29, 1937 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Mar. 22, 1938 2,111,994

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,111,994 CLASP FOR SPECTACLE CASES Otto A. Both, St. Louis, Mo. Application April 29, 1937, Serial No. 139,800 3 Claims. (Cl. 243) This invention relates to a clasp for spectacle wall of the case 18, with the prongs l5 engaged in cases and the like, and it consists inthe construcrespective vertical edges of the case. In such tions, arrangements and combinations herein deposition, the bight portion 12 will resiliently bear scribed and claimed. upon the wall of the case, as will the eyelets l3.

Specifically, the invention relates to a clasp It will be obvious that upon inserting the case in 5 which may be readily attached to the case having a pocket of a garment, the edge of a pocket may means cooperative with a wall of the case for pass between the case and the bight portion I2 frictionally binding upon the material of a gardue to the resilience of the wire, and thus be sement for retaining the case against accidental curely retained. In the event that the material loss. forming the pocket is of light weight, a further 10 It is an object of the invention to provide a downward movement of the case within the clasp which is made from a single strand of wire, pocket, will permit the material to pass between bent in such manner as to define a three point the points I1 and come to rest in the eyelets l3, clasp, whereby to accommodate thin and thick Thus, the case would be retained at three points,

15 materials. namely adjacent the bight l2 and the two 15 It is also an object of the invention to provide points II. a clasp which may be readily attached to a case, While a preferred construction has been shown and which will in nowise interfere with the openand described, this is by way of illustration only, ing and closing of the lid of the-case. and I consider as my own, all such modifications Additional objects, advantages and features of as fairly fall within the scope of the appended 20 invention will be apparent from the following declaims.

scription considered in conjunction with the ac- I claim:---

companying drawing wherein 1. A spectacle case clasp comprising a single Figure l is an elevational view of a spectacle strand of wire bent intermediate its length to decase having my clasp installed. 4 fine a loop, leg portions of the wire being bent to 25 Figure 2 is a side edge view thereof. form respective eyelets, the eyelets having a Figure 3 is a top edge view, reach portion contacting the leg members, the Figure 4 is a perspective view of the clasp dereach members being bent at right angles and.

tached, terminating in inwardly directed spurs whereby There is illustrated a claspgenerally indicated o Secu e t e C a p On a ea 30 at It, formed from a single strand of spring wire. A p a l a e c a p c mprising a single As may be clearly seen from Figures 1 and 4, the strand of wire bent intermediate its length to wire is bent intermediate its length to define an define an elongated loop, said loop having an elongated loop portion II, and at suitable points arcuate curvation throughout the major portion inwardly of the bight portion l2, the wire is outof its length and reversely curved adjacent the wardly and downwardly bent to define respective big t po on f e 1 1 the leg portions of e eyelets I3 and finally bent at right angles to form 100p being bent to define respective eyelets, the arms 14, the terminations'of which are given a eyelets having a reach portion contacting respecslight curvature in a direction toward each other ve l g m m e reach portions having a 4 0 and sharpened to form prongs I5. curvature corresponding to the loop, each of said 40 It will be noted that the elongated loop II is reach portions being bent at right angles defining bowed or curved outwardly, as may be seen in oppositely extended arms, and each of said arms Figure 2 for a substantial distance of its length terminating in an inwardly directed spur member, and at a point adjacent the bight portion 12', the whereby to secure the clasp upon a case.

loop is given a slight outward or reverse bend, as 3. A spectacle case clasp comprising a single 4 at It. It should be noted that respective reaches strand of wire bent intermediate its length to I3 of the eyelet l3 contact respective legs ll define a loop, leg portions of the wire being bent of theloop II at the points of bend l1, and thereto form respective eyelets, the eyelets having a fore the legs I3 have a curvature similar to the reach portion contacting the leg members, the

loop ll, thereby forming gripping means as will reach members being bent at right angles and 50 be more fully explained hereinafter. terminating in means for attachment to the case.

In use, the clasp I0 is applied to the rear fiat OTTO A. ROTH. 

